Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) frequencies
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG · KRDG) in Reading, PA is a towered field, staffed 0600-0000. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KRDG tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-0000. Outside those hours Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.9, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KRDG airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Reading
- ATIS 127.1
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- ASOS/AWOS 127.1
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff Reading
- Ground 121.9
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 119.9
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Harrisburg
- App/Dep 125.15
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- CTAF 119.9
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.95
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 243.0 | EMERG |
|---|---|
| 257.9 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 288.3 | LCL/P |
Every KRDG frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 127.1 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 127.1 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 119.9 |
| CTAF | 119.9 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.15 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KRDG?
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) tower is 119.9, calling "Reading Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-0000.
What frequency do I use at KRDG when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-0000, Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.9 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KRDG?
Ground control at Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KRDG?
ATIS at Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) is 127.1. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KRDG?
App/Dep for Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) is 125.15, working as "Harrisburg". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KRDG
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.